1. Carol A. Watson, cwatson@uga.edu Alexander Campbell King Law Library University of Georgia School of Law

3.  Research before you buy ◦ Georgia Secretary of State website – license verification  Price quote up front  Working telephone number?  Read their privacy policy  If it arrives in spam, it is most likely spam

4. Can a private investigator…  Get credit reports? ◦ Yes but  Obtain phone records? ◦ No  View banking and financial records? ◦ No  Dig through discarded trash? ◦ It depends

6.  Write down everything you know  Check well-known search engines ◦ Google, Bing, Yahoo, Ask, Dogpile ◦ Review advanced search engine tips ◦ Use quotes: “John B. Doe”  Keep detailed notes

7.  Compare the screen name and the web address www.linkedin.com/pub/carol-blake

8. http://images.google.com

10.  Tips ◦ Use a shortened form of name ◦ Omit thoroughfare designations – St. Rd. Ave. ◦ Always use the zip code  Popular resources: ◦ Zaba Search ◦ Whitepages ◦ AnyWho ◦ InfoBel

18. http://www.slideshare.net/MaryEllenBates/ mebs-123s-top-10-tips-for-researching-people-using-social-media

20. People named “jim smith” who live near atlanta, georgia

22. Edit My Profile > Connections > Customize Visibility

26.  Also use google  Recommended syntax: ◦ Site:twitter.com “Jim Smith”

27. Educational Background?

30.  Try – firstname.lastname@company.com  Or sample google search syntax:  site:companywebsite.com + [name] + email

38.  No nationwide criminal database

45. http://www.plumsite.com/isrr

46.  Google  WorldCat  Google Scholar  News sources  Case law databases  Zimmerman’s Research Guide on Expert Witnesses

52.  Company website and social media footprint  EDGAR  Georgia Secretary of State website  Better Business Bureau  Internet Archive aka Wayback Machine

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